Bulletin Board

NOTICE: For your convenience, you can e-mail your bulletin board notices to briang@rhodybeat.com as well as mail to 1944 Warwick Ave., Warwick, RI 02889, or fax to 732-3110.

Pilgrim Senior Center Events

The Pilgrim Senior Enrichment Center, located at 27 Pilgrim Parkway, offers educational, nutritional and recreational programs to folks 55 years of age and older. The center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The center will be closed at noon Friday, March 29.

AARP Income Tax Preparation

Trained AARP volunteers will be at the center to help seniors and low income individuals with income tax filing. Appointments are necessary by calling the Welcome Desk at 468-4071. Appointments are on Thursdays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. until April 12 and will be filed electronically. There is not an option for paper filing this year at the center.

Property Tax Relief

If you need assistance with preparing the 1040H form for Property Tax Relief, you can schedule an appointment with Kim at 468-4500. She will inform you of what paperwork to bring at the time of the appointment.

Zumba Gold

Have some fun with exercise and join the party. Zumba is a Latin-inspired, dance fitness class that incorporates international and Latin music with freeing, stress-relieving movements. It is great for the mind, body and soul; any age or fitness level is welcome. This class is held Tuesday mornings at 8:50 a.m. and the fee is $3 per class.

Zumba/Toning

This is a Zumba class using weights for toning and is held on Mondays at 6 p.m. and the fee is $45 for a 10-week session. You can register and pre-pay at the welcome desk. For more information call Holly at 468-4074.

Outdoor games on Thursdays at 10 a.m. weather permitting.

Do you have questions about housing, heating assistance, medical insurance, prescription assistance, tax discounts, food stamps/snap? Need help stretching the dollar? Call Kathleen, the Information Specialist at 468-4084 or stop by the lobby and visit with her, concerning various, available Assistance Programs.

CPR CLASS, Buttonwoods Community Center, March 19 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Did you know most SCAs (sudden cardiac arrests) occur at home? Are you interested in learning CPR? Call Pat Seltzer RN at 468-4077 to register for this or any upcoming class.

Free Trial Meditation Program, March 19 from 2:30-3:30. Come to this very relaxed program and learn about the health and wellness benefits that can be gained from this age old practice of meditation.No prior experience is needed. Please wear comfortable clothing. Bring a yoga mat or cushion to sit on if you would like. It is not necessary to come to the floor. Your practice can be in a chair. Linda Morse has been teaching yoga and meditation for over fifteen years. Her relaxed and humorous approach creates a safe and enjoyable setting. Register at the welcome desk for this free class. Space is limited.

A Matter of Balance, Mondays beginning March 25 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Any older adults concerned about falls, has fallen in the past and/or anyone interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength should register now for this award winning nine-session program designed to help you manage falls and increase activity levels. The $15 fee includes program materials and a free two-month membership to the YMCA. To register call Martha Machnik at 427-1820.

Warwick Historical Society

The Warwick Historical Society meets weekly at the John Waterman Arnold House on Roger Williams Circle Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and every second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m-2 p.m. All are welcome and urged to become member and volunteer. Visit www.warwickhistoricalsocietyonline.org, join them on Facebook, or call 737-4617 for more information.

Damhsa Irish Step Dance

The Trudeau Memorial Center welcomes back Damhsa Irish Step Dance March 15 at 10:30 a.m. in the Larkin Recreational Building, with special guests Jimmy Desrosiers, pianist, Jay Brunelle, entertainer, Dr. Timothy Hudyncia, unicyclist and juggler, Alexandra and Nathaniel Nichols, violinist and guitarist, and Michael Stone, bagpiper. There will also be face painting with Donna Lepore and sound system by Vito Georgio.

Warwick Animal Shelter

The Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter will hold their general meeting March 19 at the Warwick Public Library on Sandy Lane starting at 6:30 p.m. They will be finalizing plans for a breakfast on April 6. Volunteers and raffle prizes are needed. Everyone is invited. For more information call Brenda at 467 2692.

Norwood Neighborhood Association

A general meeting will be held Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at the Norwood Boys & Girls Club, 43 Frederick St. Mayor Scott Avedisian will be the guest speaker and will provide an update on the Sober House Issue in Norwood along with other information on topics of interest. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Toastmasters

Ocean State Toastmasters will hold its next meeting March 19 from 7-9 p.m. at Warwick City Hall, 3275 Post Road. Ocean State Toastmasters holds its regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The club is one of 13,500 in Toastmasters International, a nonprofit, educational organization devoted to the development of public speaking and leadership skills. The organization has 280,000 members in 116 countries. For more information call Merrill Winoker, vice president for membership, at 688-4741.

Youth Leadership Series

Love me or Leave me Alone....Are you in healthy relationships? Will be presented March 20 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Buttonwoods Community Center, 3027 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI 02886. Love Me or Leave Me Alone is a workshop geared toward teens and those who work with teens. It is an engaging multimedia presentation by Rilwan K. Feyisitan about how to determine if you are in a healthy relationship.

The workshop is free but it is requested to pre-register at 222-5954 or deb.golding@health.ri.gov.

Submarine Veterans Meeting

The U.S. Submarine Veterans Rhode Island Base will hold an information meeting along with it regular monthly meeting March 21 at 7 p.m. All qualified submariners, O and E ranks, are invited. The location is RI Aviation Hall of Fame, 6854 Post Road, North Kingstown, just north of the Quonset Complex.

Woodbury Talent Show

Woodbury Union Presbyterian Church will put on its 10th annual talent show March 23 at 7 p.m. The show will take place at the church on the corner of West Shore Road and Beach Avenue in the Conimicut section of Warwick. Tickets are available by calling the church office at 737-8232 or at the door the night of the show. As in the past the show is filled with music, comedy and fun and is well worth the $10 admission fee. This year’s proceeds will benefit the Providence Mission, a homeless shelter and soup kitchen in Providence, and Camp Wilmot, a faith-based camp in New Hampshire.

Lend A Hand Benefit Dinner

Lend A Hand will be hosting its 6th Annual Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction March 23 at the Alpine Country Club in Cranston. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Musical entertainment by Tribeca Band, silent auction and raffles. Proceeds go towards supporting the Lend A Hand Therapeutic Riding Foundation, which provides therapy horseback riding for special needs children. Tickets are $50 per person and $25 for children under 12. For tickets visit www.LendAHandRI.org or call 465-3511.

Spring Craft Fair

The First Congregational Church of Warwick, 715 Oakland Beach Ave., is having a Spring Craft Fair Saturday, March 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tables are available to rent for $25. If interested call 738-3377, leave a message and someone will return your call ASAP.

Pet Photos with the Easter Bunny will be held March 24 from 12 noon-3 p.m. at Pet Supplies Plus, Garden City Plaza, Cranston, to benefit Animals Depend on People Too. Children and adults are welcome in the photo. $20 for two different photos; photos can be reproduced. For information call 826-0320.

Cribbage Tournament

The Youth Department of the Rhode Island State Grange will be having a cribbage tournament to be held in conjunction with the State Grange Lecturers Department having a My Favorite Anything Contest, commonly called in the Grange as the 2’x2’x2’ contest. These events will be held March 24 at 2 p.m. at

Richmond Grange Hall at 690 Usquepaug Road, West Kingston. In addition to these two events, there will be a bake sale. The proceeds of the bake sale will be going to the youth fund to help send four Rhode Island Grangers

For the cribbage tournament, teams must consist of two players (at least one member of the team must be a Grange member), and all teams must be present by 2 p.m. for the start of the contest. There is a fee of $5 for each team ($2.50 for each member of the team).

The 2’x2’x2’ contest is a contest for Grange members only in which members can make anything that would fit into a 2’x2’x2’ box. Suggestions of what could be made are woodworking,something from nothing, sewing, doll making, cake decorating ceramics, writing stories,

plant or flower arrangements, and many other ideas. For more information on the cribbage tournament, contact

Tracie Miller at 508-617-0943 or e-mail at tlmiller@bridgew.edu. For more information on the 2’x2’x2’ contest, you can call Roxanne Nelson at 374-0107 or e-mail roxie1313@hotmail.com.

Food Bank Benefit Concert

The 11th Annual RI Community Bank Benefit Concert will be held on Palm Sunday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. It will be held at Lakewood Baptist Church, 255 Atlantic Ave. Admission is at least one non-perishable food item and a free will offering will be taken.

Superchief Trio

On Friday, March 29, Superchief Trio will perform at the Tri City Elks, 1915 West Shore Road. $10 at the door.

Doors open at 7 pm. Music and dancing from 7:30-11 p.m.

Community Lunch & Food Pantry

There will be a free community lunch and food pantry March 30 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 111 West Shore Road. RIPTA bus #3 stop next to the church. Visit www.stmarkswarwick.org. Call 737-3127.

Tri City Elks

Tri City Elks #14, 1915 West Shore Rd., Warwick, Saturday March 30 at 8 p.m., will feature The James Montgomery Band “CD Release Party.” Tickets are $15 in advance (in the lounge), $20 at the door.